Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Zambonis*	Let's Go Whalers	To Bleed Black and Gold	00:30
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Like Some One In Love	And I Love Her	03:05
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Green Rye	Ukrainian Pops	03:09
Aarons And Ackley*	Don't	You And I	02:05
Aarons And Ackley*	N.F.S.	You And I	02:18
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Am I Blue	And I Love Her	04:25
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm a Song	I'm a Song	04:24
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	A Cossack Beyond the Danube	Ukrainian Pops	02:42
Buddy Knox	Rock House	ST	01:53
Loni Gamble	Could it be Love	ST	07:05
Ellen McIlwaine	Wade in the Water	Honky Tonk Angel	04:55
Nelson* Riddle	The Okanagan	British Columbia Suite	02:32
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Aarons And Ackley*	L.A.	You And I	02:44
Ellen McIlwaine	Wade in the Water	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:55
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Man From Athabaska	War War War	06:29
Aarons And Ackley*	Annalee	ST	02:38
David Amram	Alfred the Hog	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:19
Albert Jones*	You Stole My Love	The Facts of Life	03:25
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	It Only Takes a Moment	And I Love Her	02:08
Ellen McIlwaine	Regretting Blues	Everybody Needs It	02:27
Cal* Bostic	Let It Be Me	Introducing...	02:44
Ellen McIlwaine	Lazarus	Fear Itself	05:46
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir*	Here Come the Hawks	Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)	02:25
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Jonathan Edwards	Girl from the Canyon	Sailboat	02:37
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Ellen McIlwaine	Wings of a Horse	Honky Tonk Angel	04:01
Ellen McIlwaine	Nothing Left to be Desired	Everybody Needs It	03:17
Cal* Bostic	Let Me Love You	Introducing...	03:03
Ellen McIlwaine	Say a Single Word	Everybody Needs It	03:49
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Alpha Centauri	I'm a Rebel	ST	03:37
Zambonis*	To Bleed Black and Gold	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:55
Aarons And Ackley*	Almost Five O'Clock	You And I	00:10
Aarons And Ackley*	Oh What a Good Time	You And I	02:50
Cal* Bostic	Somewhere My Love	Introducing...	02:35
Sidewinders	Time For Loving	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:24
Ellen McIlwaine	Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die)	We the People	02:25
Alpha Centauri	Love Only You	ST	04:05
Ursa Major*	Liberty and Justice	ST	05:52
Happy Dolls	Misty Blue	Show Album No. 1	03:43
The Revelaires*	You're So Wrong	You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring	02:47
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	O Moon Do Not Shine	Ukrainian Pops	02:34
Cal* Bostic	Excessive Love (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	03:33
David Amram	Old Man and the Children	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:48
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Livin' the Blues	Shirley Lewis Show Band	08:45
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Buddy Knox	Devil Woman	ST	02:07
Joe* Glazer	A Douglas for Me	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	01:12
Ellen McIlwaine	Hang On to a Dream	Everybody Needs It	03:45
Aarons And Ackley*	Could Have Had Anything	You And I	02:19
Joe* Glazer	We Shall Not Be Moved	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	02:04
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	I Need You	Givin' Up (The One I Love) b/w I Need You	02:21
Oscar* McLollie	Buried Alive	ST	04:12
Tony McManus	Donal Og - The Lea Rig	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	03:03
Oscar* McLollie	Chilliwack Valley	Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child	03:07
Doc Holiday*	Canadian State of Mind	Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind	03:37
Albert Jones*	Hussle Disco	The Facts of Life	02:52
Jonathan Edwards	Carolina Caroline	Sailboat	03:13
Ellen McIlwaine	You May be All I Need	Ellen McIlwaine	04:04
Ellen McIlwaine	We The People	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:23
Ellen McIlwaine	I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song)	Everybody Needs It	02:55
Nelson* Riddle	Valley of the Swans	British Columbia Suite	04:07
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Kozak Dance	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:47
Zambonis*	Hockey Marlee	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:19
Ellen McIlwaine	Mossy Dream	Fear Itself	02:49
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Time After Time	And I Love Her	03:12
The Revelaires*	She Wears My Ring	You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring	02:57
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	I See Your Face Before Me	And I Love Her	02:15
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Handzya	Ukrainian Pops	02:20
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Devil Woman	I'm a Song	03:37
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:18
Cal* Bostic	Georgie Girl	Introducing...	01:56
Ellen McIlwaine	Up From the Skies	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:52
Zambonis*	Cool Shots (Theme Song)	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:17
Ellen McIlwaine	Crawling Kingsnake	Fear Itself	03:20
Ursa Major*	Silverspoon	ST	06:16
Zambonis*	Helmet (instrumental)	To Bleed Black and Gold	03:10
Aarons And Ackley*	Swanee Song	ST	02:48
Jack Holland	There's More to Come	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:30
Jack Holland	You Don't Have to Love Me	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:13
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Exponians	The Look of Love	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:05
Ursa Major*	Back to the Land	ST	06:46
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Take Twenty	Love Serenade	02:10
Sidewinders	A Voyage	Flatfoot Hustlin'	01:06
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Unleash the Horses Boys	Ukrainian Pops	02:00
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Reapers Harvest	Ukrainian Pops	03:04
Buddy Knox	I Ain't Sharin' Sharon	ST (mono)	02:01
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Cal* Bostic	May I	Introducing...	02:34
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Ellen McIlwaine	Everybody Needs It	Everybody Needs It	03:14
Matt Lucas*	The Peepin' Tom	Matt Gets Blue	03:21

Honorary Canadians

Tracks

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Givin' Up (The One I Love) b/w I Need You

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

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The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

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The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

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Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Ursa Major* - ST

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Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

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Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

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Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

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Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

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Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

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Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

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Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

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Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

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Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

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Aarons And Ackley* - ST

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Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

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Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

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Oscar* McLollie - ST

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Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

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Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

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Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

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Loni Gamble - ST

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

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Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

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Alpha Centauri - ST

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